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Author Topic: Puzzle of the Week  (Read 1428 times)

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Puzzle of the Week
« on: January 11, 2011, 09:39:07 AM »
PM me your answer.  Don't post it here.


Thirteen books - three red (R), four orange (O), one yellow (Y), three green (G), and two blue (B) - are positioned side by side on a bookshelf.  The positions are numbered consecutively 1 to 13.  Also:


The four orange books are evenly spaced two positions apart and their four position numbers total 36.

The blue books have three books between them.

Exactly two red books are next to each other.  Neither is at an end.

The yellow book is the only book between an orange and a green book.

One red book and one green book are at either end.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2011, 09:39:49 AM »
I was so proud of myself for making a nice chart for this and solving it.  Then Enrique did it in his head.   :roll:
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Re: Puzzle of the Week
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2011, 02:38:48 PM »
The first winner is ivan!  He gets 25 puzzle points.

I'll be awarding points for the rest of the week for this puzzle.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2011, 04:25:26 PM »
Quote from: Detta on January 11, 2011, 02:38:48 PM
The first winner is ivan!  He gets 25 puzzle points.

I'll be awarding points for the rest of the week for this puzzle.

How many Coolio Points is that?
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Re: Puzzle of the Week
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2011, 05:45:01 PM »
You'd have to ask Biz what the exchange rate is.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2011, 10:07:48 AM »
That should be the puzzle for next week.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2011, 03:36:39 PM »
Jaepheth gets 15 puzzle points.  This is the last day to answer this puzzle.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2011, 10:10:35 AM »
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Jaepheth made the lovely image.  That's why he got 5 extra points for style.

So the tally so far is

ivan has 25 puzzle points
Jaepheth has 15 puzzle points

A new puzzle will go up by Monday.  I think this one will be pretty easy.
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